title: [Sacral fracture with spino-pelvic dissociation: a literature review].
abstract: The term, sacral fracture with traumatic spino-pelvic dissociation, is applied to those fractures of the sacrum in which there are both transverse and sagittal fracture lines in the sacrum, leading to a mechanical dissociation of the spine and the proximal fragment of the sacrum from the remaining sacrum and the pelvis. It is a quite rare pathological condition, and probably underdiagnosed. As it usually results from a high energy multiple trauma, an early diagnosis and treatment are mandatory for a better functional prognosis. We present a literature review of this relatively unknown injury.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Vizcaya, España. Electronic address: inigocearra@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cearra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martínez-Ogalla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoyos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lauzirika
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mongil
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Irusteta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Complicaciones postoperatorias; Disociación traumática espóndilo-pélvica; Fijación espino-pélvica; Fractura de sacro; Lumbo-pelvic fixation; Multiple trauma; Politraumatizado; Postoperative complications; Sacral fracture; Traumatic spino-pelvic dissociation